Hirvonen: “It will be tight in Finland”

The Rally Finland is at the end of the week! Mikko Hirvonen, second in the championship, seems eager to do battle on the Finnish roads and why not restart the championship.

Published on 25/07/2011 à 12:27

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From July 28 to 30, the Rally of Finland will take place in Jyvaskyla where 124 crews are registered.
For the Finn Mikko Hirvonen, “the entry list is one of the best in recent years”.
According to him, private pilots have their chance. Some like Jari Ketomaa, Janne Tuohino (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) and Matti Rantanen (Mini John Cooper Works WRC) are, for example, eagerly awaited.
“These drivers can be fast”, says Mikko Hirvonen. But one pilot in particular catches his attention: “It will be very interesting to follow Rantanen. He has already proven his talent. If he manages to achieve a good result, he can claim an official seat in the future because he is quite young. »

The 30-year-old Finn will want to make people forget his trip last year and is ebullient: ?It?s summer in Finland. We already feel that the rally is being prepared. That's exciting. I love this moment. I am really impatient. »
We already imagine that Mikko Hirvonen will try to return to victory in his country as in 2009.
A good result is necessary for him because after all, he is only 17 points behind Sébastien Loeb but especially Sébastien Ogier is only five points behind him and the Frenchman is ultra-motivated?